Monthly Archives: September 2009

Blood drive, organ donation registration and bone marrow … – Vanderbilt University News


Blood drive, organ donation registration and bone marrow ...
Vanderbilt University News
Vanderbilt Gives Back will sponsor a blood drive, organ donor registration and bone marrow registration on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 10 am until 4 pm, ...

Cornea transplant returns sight to six – Kuensel, Buhutan’s National Newspaper


Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper

Cornea transplant returns sight to six
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
The Royal Grandmother, Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, assisted the corneal transplant operation programme. By Tenzin Namgyel.

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Laparoscopy takes pain out of kidney donation – Times of India


Laparoscopy takes pain out of kidney donation
Times of India
"Laparoscopy is a procedure in which we make three pin holes from the skin towards the kidney area. A camera is inserted, so we see the insides magnified on ...

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Hair Restoration Practice Opens in Seattle area – PR-USA.net (press release)


Hair Restoration Practice Opens in Seattle area
PR-USA.net (press release)
As a permanent solution for hair loss, hair transplantation is one of the least expensive choices for hair restoration over a lifetime, said Dr. Niedbalski. ...

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With kidney waiting, man just needs funds – Joliet Herald News


With kidney waiting, man just needs funds
Joliet Herald News
And, he will have received the best prize ever -- a new kidney donated by his younger sister, L'Oreal Pinder. During the transplant operation, ...

Govt hospitals in TN lack dialysis machines to provide regular … – Times of India


Govt hospitals in TN lack dialysis machines to provide regular ...
Times of India
While less than 100 of such patients manage to find a living donor, less than 5 of them are lucky to receive a kidney from cadaver donation. ...

TN docs show way in optimal use of transplant organs – Times of India


TN docs show way in optimal use of transplant organs
Times of India
The four-hour heart transplant and the 20-hour liver transplant, senior health department officials believe, is the beginning of a new era in cadaver organ ...

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India’s taboos thwart transplants – The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life


India's taboos thwart transplants
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
CHENNAI, INDIA–He was a 43-year-old truck driver, probably wiped after another work day that stretched late into the night. ...

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Donor falls through for Craigslist kidney patient – KVOA.com


Donor falls through for Craigslist kidney patient
KVOA.com
Diane's transplant coordinator at University Medical Center tells us that another potential donor has come forward and is undergoing testing. ...

Organ Donation, the Gift of Endless Possibilities – eMaxHealth


Los Angeles Times

Organ Donation, the Gift of Endless Possibilities
eMaxHealth
In 1984, the National Organ Transplant Act established the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), a national organ sharing system to guarantee, ...
Kidney transplants: Saving livesFlorida Times-Union
Kidney Transplant at 84, Chicago Artist Proves New Start Possible ...PR Newswire (press release)

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